NMR: Hereafter

What a somber, dreary wreck this is. I expected a lot more from another collaboration between director Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon. The film, which has three different storylines that eventually intersect, attempts to look at what possibly happens after we die. The first problem comes from the fact that the film takes a half hour to establish each of the storylines - something that was established within 2 minutes in the film's trailer. It then spends the next hour+ spinning its wheels and maintaining this melancholy mood that almost made you want to kill yourself just so you could get the truth on the hereafter quicker. The film briefly sparked my interest as the storylines began to merge, but it didn't last long. Given the talent involved in this project, it should have been way better and more engaging. Instead, we get a rare lifeless performance and Damon and Eastwood putting all his usual directorial touches on material that didn't deserve it. This one is a definite skip. Rating: **